Shalom Harlow life and biography

Shalom Harlow (born December 5, 1973) is a Canadian model and actress.

HEIGHT: 5′11″
MEASUREMENTS: 33A-23-34
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Blue
BORN: December 5, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

DISCOVERED: At age 16 at a Cure concert in Toronto by agent Anne Sutherland.
AGENCY: New York-Elite, Paris-Elite, UK-Select.
INCOME: Her estimated worth in 2000 was $10.5 million.
RESUME: Models for Versace, Donna Karan, Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, Max Mara and Chanel’s ad’s as well as ad’s for the Coco Chanel fragrance. Appeared in the movie In and Out as an emaciated narcissistic model.
KNOWN FOR: Being one of the ‘new breed’ of supermodels.

HOME: New York City.
OTHER: Her best friend is fellow supermodel Amber Valletta. Her name means ‘peace’ in Hebrew.

Harlow was born in Oshawa, Ontario, the daughter of Sandi Herbert and David Harlow. Though her mother named her Shalom, meaning "peace" in Hebrew, her family is not Jewish. She was discovered at a Cure concert in Toronto and started modeling straight out of high school.[citation needed] She has since appeared on numerous magazine covers, been in shows for fashion designers such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan, appeared in movies and co-hosted MTV's House of Style with fellow supermodel Amber Valletta. Harlow is the spokesperson for Chanel's Coco fragrance. She has two younger brothers, Chris and Nathan.

In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $2 million in the past 12 months, Forbes named her thirteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.

In 2007 she modeled for Jones New York, Tumi, Tiffany & Co, Nautica, and Chloé. The following year, she appeared in the Valentino Spring/Summer 2008 campaign.

Most recently she featured as the only model in a digital catwalk for Viktor & Rolfs Spring/Summer 2009 show.

She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY and dates the resin artist Dustin Yellin.

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